PGCIL clinches two transmission schemes
The schemes are a transmission system under ISTS for evacuation of power in Tamil Nadu, and system strengthening in Karnataka.
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India: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has won two ISTS-TBCB schemes. The company has received the letter of intent for two interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes where developer selection was done under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism.
The schemes are a transmission system under ISTS for evacuation of power from Kudankulam Unit-3 & Unit-4 (2×1000 MW), and system strengthening at Koppal-II and Gadag-II for integration of RE generation projects. The project SPVs Kudankulam ISTS Transmission Ltd and Gadag II & Koppal II Transmission Ltd are currently wholly-owned subsidiaries of PFCCL will be transferred to PGCIL in due course.
According to T&D India, PGCIL was in the race with just one other contender for the schemes, Techno Electric & Engineering for Kudankulam, and Sterlite Power in the case of Gadag II-Koppal II. PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) was the bid process coordinator (BPC).
The Kudankulam scheme aims to create evacuation infrastructure from the upcoming Unit-3 and Unit-4 of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd’s (NPCIL) Kudankulam nuclear power project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu. The project involves setting up of a 400 kV double-circuit (quad) transmission line connecting the upcoming KNPP-U3 & U4 to the 400 kV Tuticorin-II GIS pooling station. GIS-based line-termination equipment at the pooling station is a part of the project. The project is set to be completed in 30 months.
The Gadag II & Koppal II scheme involves putting up a 400 kV double-circuit (quad) line connecting the Gadag-II and Koppal-II pooling stations in Karnataka. Both stations will see their transformation capacity boosted. The two substations are coming up under a separate ISTS scheme (Powergrid Koppal Gadag Transmission Ltd). The scheme is expected to commission in 24 months, with some elements scheduled to commission by December 2025.
Source: T&D India
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